St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-10

In the United States Circuit Court at San
Francisco Justice Field, of the Supreme
Court, delivered the opinion of the court on
the application of the Pacific railroad com
mission to compel Senator Stanford and
other officers of the Central Pacific railroad
to answer certain questions in regard to ex'
penditures of funds for the purpose of intu-
encing legislation. Judge Field holds that
the act Of Congress creating the commission
Improperly invites the cooperation of the
courts in an inquiry that is not judicial The
| court, therefore, declines to make an order
| compelling the officers to answer questions
and also declines to make an order giving the
| commission access to the books Of various
| construction companies.
The official report of the fight between
| Colorado militia and COlorow's Indians, re-
ceived at the War Department through Gen
eral Terry, shows that on the side OF the
| Indians, wEo were surprised, one child was
| Killed and one man and one woman were
| slightly wounded The Indians returned the
| hre. killing one cowboy, woundlng three
others, and mortally wounding three militia
men. 1t is believed by the United States au
| thorities that the trouble is over, though it
may be renewed by the action of the State
authorities. A telegram from GlenWood
Springs says: "F. II. Swindler has just sworn
out warrant for Colorow on the charge of
murder The warrant will go forward to
Sheriff Kendall by courier. The first one
was for simple misdemeanor, resisting an
officer. This being for felony it will make
1t difficult for authorities Federal and State.
to settle matters without the surrender of
COlorOw"
j. NJ. Ceballos, of the Spanish Trans-atlan-
TIC Company, says in New York that one of
his steamers left Havana recently, and at
that date there was no trouble there. The
populace was aware that Acting Governor
General Marin was determined to deal with
the corrupt employees of the custom-house
after the most summary fashion, and the
chief dissatisfaction existed among those
persons and such merchants ashore who
protited by the illicit importation of goods.
The volunteer soldiery of Cuba is almost en-
tirely composed Of native Spaniards, who are
in perfect harmony with the policy of the
government. When General Marin seized the
were incommoded, and indignation at not
receiving their property may have incitcd
few persons to riot, but the disturbance can
be in no sense important"
The American ship Ropes, 400 tons bur
then, the largest ship that ever sailed into
Puget sound has arrived at Tacoma, Wash
ington Territory, in twentynine days from
Yokohama. She brings 8, III tons of tea and
other merchandise for Chicago, Boston and
Philadelphia merchants, The cargo is valued
at 81 5OO, 900. Her arrivals the beginning of
direct trade between Yokohama and Tacoma.
The ship Alexander Gibson is due in few
days from the same port
On the Indiana side of the Ohio river,
twenty-five miles from Louisville, the Union
Gas Company of that city has just struck
natural gas at depth of 400 feet, with flow
estimated at 100000 cubic feet per day.
The only well said to exceed this in flow is
the Hargwell, at Findlay, O., the flow of
which is reported to be 10000 cubic feet
in twenty-four hours.
Albert Howell, thirty years of age, letter
carrier, was held in &, 800 bail in Boston on
the charge of stealing letters. 1t is alleged
that he took letters from the boxes of other
carriers before they had been put in the
pouches, and he is believed to have been
stealing for six months. He was ostentati
ously pious, keeping Bible IN his desk and
reading it at noontime.
The safe of Lorenz & Eek, jewellers, in Mil
waukee, was robbed of 81, 200 in valuables.
The burglars first got into Mr.. Eck's house
and stole his clothes, thus securing the key
of the store.
Henry s. Anderson has been convicted in
the United States District Court for Western
Arkansas of six separate offenses against the
pension laws namely: Taking illegal fees,
one count; presenting fraudulent papers, two
counts, and forging evidence, three counts.
The special examiner having the case in
charge reports that material was at hand
for convictions almost ad inttnitun, but as
the six convictions afford scope for the infic-
ton of punishment to more than fill the
measure of Life remaining to the offender
these were deemed sufficient
The findings of the general court-martial
which tried Captain Cyrus n Gray, of the
Twenty-ffth Infantry, have been acted upon
Wy lue IIeSlueHI. CdpLdl1i UTdy was lOlIlu
guilty of appearing for inspection at Fort
Meade, Dakota, and for duty as officer of the |
day while drunk, and was sentenced to dis
missal from the service The President has |
approved the sentence.
President Cleveland will be present at the
opening of the International Medical Con-
yress in Washington. On the day following
he opening of the session he will receive
he members of the congress and the ladies
them at the White House.
About 400 foreign physicians and nearly
1000 American will be in attendance.
albaugh's Opera House will be the place
or the general meetings of the congress.
Six other buildings have beer secured for
he meetings of the sections, and two for
he medical and surgical exhibits.
The acting land commissioner has issued
he necessary instructions for the carrying
nto effect of Secretary Lamar's recent order
estoring to settlement certain railroad in
emnity lands, as follows: Southern Pa
iic railroad of California, about 100000
cres: the Dallas Military Road Company of
)regon. about ,2OO,O 900 acres; the Alabama
nd Chattanooga railroad of Alabama, about
500 acres, covered by unapproved selec-
oDs. tho Viokshurp and Meridian railroad |